MUSEUM PARTICIPATION/ NEW DIRECTIONS FOR AUDIENCE COLLABORATION

Genuine participation is about much more than simply taking part. But many museums commitment to engagement and participation re mains at this superficial level. Larger museums, in particular, struggle to engage with their communities in genuinely participatory ways. And often, although the museum may be committed to social change - it has difficulty in changing itself. So what does true pa rticipation involve? The sharing of authority, decision-making and power. And letting go of the boundaries between the professional and the publ...[Read more]